Weather Data for Marine and Ocean

Description

A data block that provides historic, current and forecast data for the ocean and marine sectors through the Meteomatics Weather API. These datasets are available worldwide starting with 1979.

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Technical information

Dataset information

Specifications	Description
Spatial resolution	To avoid reaching the query limit provided by the Meteomatics Weather API, the spatial resolution (in decimal degrees) for retrieving the time series of a weather parameter will be set based on the AOI size. The minimum resolution is 90 m (0.001 decimal degrees): 0.001 decimal degrees (AOI < 100 km²) 0.01 decimal degrees (AOI 100 - 10000 km²) 0.1 decimal degrees (AOI 10000 - 100000 km²) 1 decimal degree (AOI > 100000 km²)
Dataset type	Optical and radar
Satellite sensors	The dataset is a satellite composite that merges images acquired by the following geostationary sensors: GOES 16 GOES 17 Himawari 8 Meteosat 8 Meteosat 11 Meteosat MSG For more information, see Satellite Imagery.
Revisit frequency	sub-hourly
Data availability	Historical data: starting with 1979 Forecast data: up until 2100
Global weather forecasting model	`mix`
File format	NetCDF
Bit depth per pixel	64-bit (float)
Coordinate system	EPSG:4326
Can be reused in an UP42 workflow	No

Weather and climate parameters

Variable	Meteomatics name	Example
Mean direction total swell	`mean_direction_total_swell:d`	`mean_direction_total_swell:d`
Wave height	`max_individual_wave_height:m`	`max_individual_wave_height:m`
Mean wind waves direction	`mean_direction_wind_waves:d`	`mean_direction_wind_waves:d`
Mean period total swell	`mean_period_total_swell:s`	`mean_period_total_swell:s`
Mean wave period	`mean_period_wind_waves:s`	`mean_period_wind_waves:s`
Mean wave direction – 1st	`mean_wave_direction_first_swell:d`	`mean_wave_direction_first_swell:d`
Mean wave direction – 2nd	`mean_wave_direction_second_swell:d`	`mean_wave_direction_second_swell:d`
Mean wave direction – 3rd	`mean_wave_direction_third_swell:d`	`mean_wave_direction_third_swell:d`
Mean wave period	`mean_wave_period:s`	`mean_wave_period:s`
Frequency moment of the total swell (first)	`mean_wave_period_first_moment:s`	`mean_wave_period_first_moment:s`
Frequency moment of the total swell (second)	`mean_wave_period_second_moment:s`	`mean_wave_period_second_moment:s`
Significant height of total swell not influenced by local wind	`significant_height_total_swell:m`	`significant_height_total_swell:m`
Significant height of waves under influence of the local wind	`significant_height_wind_waves:m`	`significant_height_wind_waves:m`
Significant wave height for the first most energetic partition of the swell	`significant_wave_height_first_swell:m`	`significant_wave_height_first_swell:m`
Significant wave height for the second most energetic partition of the swell	`significant_wave_height_second_swell:m`	`significant_wave_height_second_swell:m`
Significant wave height for the third most energetic partition of the swell	`significant_wave_height_third_swell:m`	`significant_wave_height_third_swell:m`
Stokes Speed	`stokes_drift_speed:`	`stokes_drift_speed:ms`
Stokes Direction	`stokes_drift_dir:d`	`stokes_drift_dir:d`
Stokes drift and speed U	`stokes_drift_speed_u:`	`stokes_drift_speed_u:ms`
Stokes drift and speed V	`stokes_drift_speed_v:`	`stokes_drift_speed_v:kmh`
Ocean current speed	`ocean_current_speed:`	`ocean_current_speed:kmh`
Ocean current direction	`ocean_current_direction:d`	`ocean_current_direction:d`
Ocean current U	`ocean_current_u:`	`ocean_current_u_2m:kmh`
Ocean current V	`ocean_current_v:`	`ocean_current_v_2m:kn`
Ocean current speed – submarine level	`ocean_current_speed_:`	`ocean_current_speed_20m:km`
Ocean current direction – submarine level	`ocean_current_direction_:d`	`ocean_current_direction_50m:d`
Ocean current speed and direction U – at various levels	`ocean_current_u_:`	`ocean_current_u_15m:kn`
Ocean current speed and direction V – at various levels	`ocean_current_v_:`	`ocean_current_v_15m:kmh`
Water temperature	`water_temperature:C`	`water_temperature:C`
Water salinity	`salinity:psu`	`salinity:psu`
Ocean depth	`ocean_depth:`	`ocean_depth:m`

For a complete list, see Marine Parameters.

How it works

Supported JSON parameters	Default value	Min	Max	Examples
`time`	`"2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"`	1979	2100	`"time": "2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T23:59:59+00:00"`
`variables`	`["significant_wave_height:m", "peak_wave_period:s", "mean_wave_direction:d"]`	n.a.	n.a.	`"variables": ["mean_direction_total_swell:d","significant_height_wind_waves:m,"max_individual_wave_height:m"]`
`time_series`	`null`	1979	2100	`"time_series": ["2021-03-31T00:00:00+00:00/2021-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "2021-04-30T00:00:00+00:00/2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00" ]`
`time_interval`	`3`	1	-	`"time_interval": 6`
`bbox`/`intersects`	`null`	0.01 km²	n.a.	Please check the examples from the JSON parameters.

It is not possible to run a test query in the job configuration window. The length of the forecasting period and the spatial resolution depend on the model from which the requested parameters originate.

Examples

Example of a workflow created with the data block Weather Data for Marine and Ocean:

Example of a workflow created with the data block Weather Data for Marine and Ocean and the processing block NetCDF-->GeoTIFF Conversion:

Capabilities

Output

raster

custom
`variables`	`${variables}`

up42_standard
`dtype`	`float`
`format`	`NetCDF`
`sensor`	`Meteomatics`
`processing_level`	`l3`

To know more please check the block capabilities specifications.